Materials relating to Helen C. Frick vs. Sylvester K. Stevens, 1967.

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Materials relating to Helen C. Frick vs. Sylvester K. Stevens, 1967.

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Photographic copies of an opinion (51 leaves) issued by Judge Clinton R. Weidner, Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the case, Helen C. Frick vs. Sylvester K. Stevens, and two editorials (2 leaves) regarding the case. The lawsuit was brought by Helen C. Frick against Sylvester K. Stevens "for a permanent injunction to enjoin and prohibit the sale and distribution of a book entitled, 'Pennsylvania: Birthplace of a Nation' written by the defendant..." Miss Frick's contention was that statements concerning Henry C. Frick, her father, were "false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory." The case was decided in favor of the defendant.

1 folder (incl. 3 items).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Weidner, Clinton R.

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Frick, Helen Clay, 1888-1984

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Stevens, Sylvester Kirby, 1904-1974

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Sylvester K. Stevens graduated from Penn State in 1926 with a degree in history, beginning his master's thesis and taking a graduate assistantship that same year. He was a member of the faculty of the Department of History until 1937, at which time he was appointed Pennsylvania State Historian in 1937. In 1956 he was named executive director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. As executive director, he oversaw the establishment of Operation Heritage, the effort by the Commissio...

Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919

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Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a prominent industrialist and art collector, commissioned architect Thomas Hastings of the firm Carrè€re & Hastings to design and build his New York residence in 1912. Located at One East 70th Street, the three-story Beaux-Arts mansion featured a 100-foot gallery for his art collection. Charles Allom of White, Allom & Co. and Elsie de Wolfe were selected to furnish the rooms. Frick, along with his wife and daughter, took up residence in the house in November...